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- Bismuth sulfide (BiS) is promising for thermoelectric applications due to sulfur's abundance, but its low electrical conductivity limits performance.
- Researchers created BiS@Bi core-shell nanowires and transformed them into a Bi/BiS nanocomposite using spark plasma sintering, preserving the nanowire structure.
- The processed bulk sample exhibited a significant increase in electrical conductivity and achieved a notable thermoelectric figure of merit (ZT) of 0.36 at 623 K, showcasing an effective approach to improve thermoelectric materials.
Article Abstract
Bismuth sulfide (BiS) has been of high interest for thermoelectric applications due to the high abundance of sulfur on Earth. However, the low electrical conductivity of pristine BiS results in a low figure of merit (ZT). In this work, BiS@Bi core-shell nanowires with different Bi shell thicknesses were prepared by a hydrothermal method. The core-shell nanowires were densified to Bi/BiS nanocomposite by spark plasma sintering (SPS), and the structure of the nanowire was maintained as the nanocomposite due to rapid SPS processing and low sintering temperature. The thermoelectric properties of bulk samples were investigated. The electrical conductivity of a bulk sample after sintering at 673 K for 5 min using BiS@Bi nanowire powders prepared by treating BiS nanowires in a hydrazine solution for 3 h is 3 orders of magnitude greater than that of a pristine BiS sample. The nanocomposite possessed the highest ZT value of 0.36 at 623 K. This represents a new strategy for densifying core-shell powders to enhance their thermoelectric properties.
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